Is it Ghetto to back your Z in?

m4a1mustang · 02-23-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Please also consider that the title of this thread contains grammar consistent with Ebonics.

"Is it Ghetto to back you Z in?"

I guess what you do with you whip is you business, dawg.

Just giving you a hard time brah.

happytheman · 02-23-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

Please also consider that the title of this thread contains grammar consistent with Ebonics.

"Is it Ghetto to back you Z in?"

I guess what you do with you whip is you business, dawg.

D'oh! I didn't even see that. Now it's going to bug the crap out of me!

I think one can surmise that I have a firm grip of proper English by viewing my opening post.

SS66 · 02-23-2012, 12:48 PM

Not Ghetto at all. It is something everyone should do occasionally. Along with parallel parking and parking in general. All of us have seen some pretty crappy drivers out there with a valid drivers license.

Felix 808 · 02-23-2012, 06:57 PM

I vote indifferent. Sometimes I back in so that I can have a better visual when puling out into traffic like at a roadside cafe.

Heck call me ghetto if you want, I'm not out to impress anyone, too old for that.

MR.nismo · 02-24-2012, 11:41 AM

No is not. We call that "combat parking". If you need to get out fast, just get in and drive. I always park "combat style". I think people who "combat park" are smarter than the rest.

GaleForce · 02-23-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

99% of the time I back in to my spot. If you know how to park straight it's no problem, and it makes getting out of your spot a lot safer.

The key is being able to do it properly in one try. Most people can't pull forward into a spot in one try.

it is far safer to back into a parking spot. Also if you can't back into a spot in one try and keep it between the lines, you shouldn't be driving.

kenchan · 02-23-2012, 07:11 AM

Not ghetto. Just planning the escape.

Jordo! · 02-23-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

Not ghetto. Just planning the escape.

Yeah... maybe "gangster", then

PapoZalsa · 02-23-2012, 07:20 AM

For me I have a better view especially when parking in a corner spot.

yellogixxer · 02-23-2012, 07:37 AM

I almost always back in, probably always will. My other car is a F150 Super Crew 4x4. It's definitely easier to back that thing into a spot than it is to back it out, because of the swing when backing and turning.

Zeuz · 02-23-2012, 07:53 AM

Ghetto ? No! thats not what ghetto is called here in the south! haha Ghetto here is a candy lime green paint job , 26's and some big hood ornament !

ImportConvert · 02-23-2012, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeuz

Ghetto ? No! thats not what ghetto is called here in the south! haha Ghetto here is a candy lime green paint job , 26's and some big hood ornament !

Most of the time, that is what I see being backed in. Everyone else just pulls through a parking-space and accomplishes the same thing.

gomer_110 · 02-23-2012, 08:00 AM

ibtl

Zeuz · 02-23-2012, 08:07 AM

Yes but just by backing in does not make a vehicle or a person ghetto.

Rockcrawler · 02-23-2012, 08:17 AM

often when you arrive you have a very recent "command" of other vehicles in the area and you are backing into a space between "assessed" stationary vehicles (nobody in them, no doors about to open, not running, no reverse lights) so it's "safer" to control the spot in traffic with your presence (assuming you are not causing a traffic jam with your incompetence) and safely back into your spot.

much safer to nose out when you have to. At my work I'm often parked in between pickups and SUV's and you just can't see getting out, seems marginally better to do it going fwd.

the Z is ez to whip into a spot, but my other driver is a Megacab, you are lucky if you can back in in on one or two stabs in a tight lot. pulling straight in, forget it.

I'm also a boating gearhead and have been blessed with owning a few go fasts in my life. You are considered the master of your domain when you competently back it into a slip, a newb or incompetent when you nose in. Same for cruisers. Maybe theology subconsciously carries over.

I really don't care what the guys on gold 24's are doing as long as it's not threatening harm to anyone

View Poll Results: Is it ghetto to back in?
Yes	13	7.03%
No	152	82.16%
Indifferent	20	10.81%
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02-23-2012, 06:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Felix 808 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Camarillo, CA Posts: 1,063 Drives: 2011 PW/Grey T/S 7AT Rep Power: 2807	I vote indifferent. Sometimes I back in so that I can have a better visual when puling out into traffic like at a roadside cafe. Heck call me ghetto if you want, I'm not out to impress anyone, too old for that. __________________ Semper Fi Μολὼν λαβέ

02-24-2012, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
MR.nismo Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hackensack, NJ Age: 51 Posts: 373 Drives: 2014 Nismo Gun Metal Rep Power: 14	No is not. We call that "combat parking". If you need to get out fast, just get in and drive. I always park "combat style". I think people who "combat park" are smarter than the rest. __________________ Sarcasm and Orgasm are about the same thing. One is good....the other is better.

02-23-2012, 07:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	For me I have a better view especially when parking in a corner spot. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

02-23-2012, 08:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36941	ibtl __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

02-23-2012, 12:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
SS66 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 165 Drives: 2011 370Z SP m6 Rep Power: 15	Not Ghetto at all. It is something everyone should do occasionally. Along with parallel parking and parking in general. All of us have seen some pretty crappy drivers out there with a valid drivers license.

02-23-2012, 07:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	Not ghetto. Just planning the escape.

02-23-2012, 07:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
yellogixxer Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Reading, Pa Posts: 248 Drives: 07 C6 M6 Cpe Rep Power: 14	I almost always back in, probably always will. My other car is a F150 Super Crew 4x4. It's definitely easier to back that thing into a spot than it is to back it out, because of the swing when backing and turning.

02-23-2012, 07:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Zeuz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 290 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 14	Ghetto ? No! thats not what ghetto is called here in the south! haha Ghetto here is a candy lime green paint job , 26's and some big hood ornament !

02-23-2012, 08:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
Zeuz Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 290 Drives: 2011 370z Rep Power: 14	Yes but just by backing in does not make a vehicle or a person ghetto.

02-23-2012, 08:17 AM	#15 (permalink)
Rockcrawler Base Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 141 Drives: 09 6MT, tr, spt, nv Rep Power: 14	often when you arrive you have a very recent "command" of other vehicles in the area and you are backing into a space between "assessed" stationary vehicles (nobody in them, no doors about to open, not running, no reverse lights) so it's "safer" to control the spot in traffic with your presence (assuming you are not causing a traffic jam with your incompetence) and safely back into your spot. much safer to nose out when you have to. At my work I'm often parked in between pickups and SUV's and you just can't see getting out, seems marginally better to do it going fwd. the Z is ez to whip into a spot, but my other driver is a Megacab, you are lucky if you can back in in on one or two stabs in a tight lot. pulling straight in, forget it. I'm also a boating gearhead and have been blessed with owning a few go fasts in my life. You are considered the master of your domain when you competently back it into a slip, a newb or incompetent when you nose in. Same for cruisers. Maybe theology subconsciously carries over. I really don't care what the guys on gold 24's are doing as long as it's not threatening harm to anyone __________________ 2009 silver sport, 6MT touring and nav, 8700 miles when I got it, "almost" a daily driver now... bone stock aside from tint and Gemini CBE, PC'd Rays black stardust and running 275/295 DWS rubber

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